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Teaming back up with Kate Sloan (vocals), from Final Decision days, Martin Lawrie (keyboards), Derek Perris (Bass), Humbie Bradley (drums) and Chris Barrow (guitar and vocals), we even made a couple of records that got airplay! When Derek left, Steve Marshall (bass, flute and vocals) joined to bolster the already vocally strong band. I would like to mention and express my thanks here to David Graves who produced our records and put up the funds to make them.

Sloan was a band I really did enjoy because there really was just so much untapped talent to explore. The acurate four part vocal harmonies were unlike anything I'd experienced before - we had a very unique sound plus acoustic AND electric guitar, synthesizers and flute too. No wonder we were asked to make some records.

The first was 'One More Night'/Moonlight and the second was So In Love and the flip was the most incredible track called 'Teller of Tales'. All the tracks were written by Kate and Chris but I think I might have had a 'ten-penneth' in it as well somewhere. Both records got Radio 1 airplay (all-be-it at 4:00 am!).

In 1981 my wife Gillie and I had the news that our first child would be born in the autumn.  Being in two bands at once was always a strain and as I was to become a Dad soon, I left Sloan (who renamed themselves Prisoner) and concentrated earning the badly need cash with The Chordets. 

 

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One More Nightt

Moonlight

Teller of Tales

So In Love

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